Trivia board games pit the brightest against each other to determine who knows the most about a range of subject matters. If you believe you have what it takes, then have a look at this list of fantastic trivia games to play this year.
Wits and Wagers
Wits and Wagersmay not be the trivia game you’d expect to see here, but you’ll be glad you did.
InWits and Wagers, all the answers to the questions are numerical, and players will either provide an answer, or bet on someone else’s answer. If no players get the question right, then the player closest to the answer will be right. As long as you bet on the right player, or provide a correct answer, you’ll be closer to winning.
In a game of trust and betting, it’s all about who you know, not what you know.
CDSK
CDSKis all about assessing how well you know about a topic, and then having to prove it.
Each card will have a subject, with 10 questions that get progressively harder. The player will have to say how confident they are about the subject matter on a scale of 1 to 10, and then will have to answer that question. With four categories and over 2,500 questions, there’s plenty of meat here for players to get stuck into.
Allowing players to put their money where their mouths are is an interesting twist on the standard trivia format.
Box One
Box Oneis more than a trivia game. It’s a solo game that unfolds like a secret box of trivia, puzzles, codes and secrets.
By yourself, you’ll have to beat the box by using your smarts, by answering questions as you solve the box. It’s difficult to talk aboutBox Onewithout spoiling it, although I will say it reminds me of a puzzle or escape room of sorts that uses trivia and codes as the puzzles.
What’s more, is thatBox Oneis resettable, so you’re able to pass it on to a friend when you’re done with it.
Outsmarted
Outsmartedis an incredibly innovative board game that has a companion app to allow for constantly updating questions. This is truly the only trivia board game to have new and changing questions over time, to make it as replayable as possible.
With adaptive difficulty, everyone playingOutsmartedhas a chance to win. There are six categories as well as over 6,500 questions. With remote play, you and your friends and family can join in without being present in the room. Truly,Outsmartedis a revolutionary trivia board game.
If you’re not a fan of companion apps, however, then you may findOutsmartedto not be a great pick.
Half Truth
Half Truthis another party trivia game where players won’t have to know exactly the right answer.
Each question has six answers, three being right, and three being wrong. Players will have to guess which answer is right, with a 50% success rate. However, players will want to make educated guesses, else they may fall behind.
For a lighter trivia game that can be played with anyone,Half Truthis a solid pick.
Um, Actually
Ever seen the hit showUm, Actually? Well, if you enjoyed that then you can play the same game show with your friends with the trivia game with the same name.
InUm, Actually, someone will read out a sentence that relates to nerd culture and the others will have to figure out what’s wrong with it. There will be a hidden incorrect fact baked into the phrase, and it’s up to the players’ specific nerd knowledge to figure it out.
If you’ve got quite the group of nerds, then let them duke it out inUm, Actually.
Trivial Pursuit: Master Edition
I couldn’tnotinclude the most brain-bustingTrivial Pursuitgame into this list. We all knowTrivial Pursuit, butTrivial Pursuit: Master Editionbrings the trivia game to a whole new level.
With around 3,000 questions,Trivial Pursuit: Master Editionis set to have the hardest and most niche questions in theTrivial Pursuitfranchise. So if you think you’re pretty smart, then this is the ultimate way to test that.
Out of all the trivia games on this list,Trivial Pursuit: Master Editionis likely the hardest one of them all, for those who really like a challenge.
Bezzerwizzer
Bezzerwizzeris a trivia game of trickery and cunning. Instead of simply answering questions, you’ll be swapping category tokens between yourself and your opponent to avoid answering questions you aren’t confident on, and forcing them to answer hard questions.
You don’t need to be a trivia buff to accessBezzerwizzer, however, the more you know the easier the game will generally be. Unless your opponents thwart you by making you answer categories that you are the weakest in…
The perfect blend of know-how and subterfuge,Bezzerwizzeris an incredibly popular game enjoyed all over Europe and the US.
Balderdash
InBalderdash, players will be bluffing to their friends and hoping they don’t get caught out. Interestingly, this trivia game is all about playersnotknowing the answers to the questions, and hoping that you’re able to keep your bluff and call other players’.
You will advance along the track if you manage to catch out another player, so knowing at least what’s definitely made up will get you far, even if you don’t know the right answer.
A fun and lighter trivia game, you’ll also learn who is the best among your friends at lying.
Stay Cool
Stay Coolis the high pressure trivia game that’s all about acting fast, but remaining calm.
Although the questions are simpler inStay Cool, you’ll be answering two questions at once. One verbally, and the other by spelling it out with dice. Keeping track of both answers whilst delivering them simultaneously in different ways is a thrilling challenge.
What’s more, is that each player has to keep track of their own sand timer whilst doing this to flip it at the right moment. It’s ludicrously fun.
With a fine list of the best trivia board games out there, you’ll be able to test the mental mettle of your friends.
